The first episode of Style Origins – a new CNN series exploring objects and designs that changed industries – unrolls the surprising 2,400 year-old history of the red carpet with CNN art director Ignacio Osorio handling the design and animation. [Watch]
Montreal motion design company Gimmick teams with hometown music and audio mavens Cult Nation to turn a snappy edit of their 2D and 3D work into a roundhouse kick to your parietal lobe. [Watch]
Director Russ Murphy (aka Ruffmercy) does his thing with the title track from the forthcoming album Drastic Measures by Austin, Texas composer and electronic musician Bayonne (aka Roger Sellers). [Watch]
Brooklyn artist and filmmaker Jordan Bruner adds an element of guileless visual delight to poet Aracelis Girmay’s touching tale of a card she received with from a third-grade student and her attempts to a decipher its cryptic message. [Watch]
Expanding on the brief for a road trip video, Joyrider director/DOP/VFX artist Reuben Sutherland steers the film into a manic Kodachrome collage with footage sourced at locations across Nevada including the band’s hometown of Las Vegas. [Watch]
Brooklyn experiential specialists Red Paper Heart created Buttchain (an art installation that reacts to the seated behinds of gallery goers) to demystify blockchain tech and how it will eventually infiltrate your everyday life. [Watch]
